| Ancient
Period | Medieval Period | Modern
Period |
| Chronology
of events : Ancient Indian History |
| 2700
BC | Harappa Civilisation |
| 1000
BC | Aryans expand
into the Ganga valley |
| 900
BC | Mahabharata
War |
| 800
BC | Aryans expand
into Bengal; Beginning of the Epic Age: Mahabharata composed, first version of
Ramayana |
| 550
BC | Composition
of the Upanishads |
| 544
BC | Buddha's
Nirvana |
| 327
BC | Alexander's
Invasion |
| 325
BC | Alexander
marches ahead |
| 324
BC | Chandragupta
Maurya defeats Seleacus Nicator |
| 322
BC | Rise of the
Mauryas; Chandragupta establishes first Indian Empire |
| 298
BC | Bindusara
Coronated |
| 272
BC | Ashoka begins
reign ; |
| 180
BC | Fall of the
Mauryas ; Rise of the Sungas |
| 145
BC | Chola king
Erata conquers Ceylon |
| 58
BC | Epoch of
the Krita-Malava-Vikram Era |
| 30
BC | Rise of the
Satvahana Dynasty in the Deccan |
| 40
AD | Sakas in
power in Indus Valley and Western India |
| 50
AD | The Kushans
and Kanishkas |
| 78
AD | Saka Era
begins |
| 320
AD | Chandragupta
I establishes the Gupta dynasty |
| 360
AD | Samudragupta
conquers the North and most of the Deccan |
| 380
AD | Chandragupta
II comes to power; Golden Age of Gupta Literary Renaissance |
| 405
AD | Fa-hein begins
his travels through the Gupta Empire |
| 415
AB | Accession
of Kumara Gupta I/td> |
| 467
AD | Skanda Gupta
assumes power |
| 476
AD | Birth of
astronomer Aryabhatta |
| 606
AD | Accession
of Harshavardhan Gupta |
| 622
AD | Era of the
Hejira begins |
| 711
AD | Invasion
of Sind by Muhammad Bin Qasim |
| 892
AD | Rise of the
Eastern Chalukyas |
| 985
AD | The Chola
Dynasty: Accession of Rajaraja, the Great |
| 1001
AD | Defeat of
Jaipal by Sultan Mahumd |
Winter: October to March.